<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Microsoft’s gaming division takes a hit</strong>: Microsoft’s Q2 FY26 earnings show a 17% overall revenue increase, but the Xbox gaming division is a notable exception. Xbox console sales plummeted 32% year-over-year, and gaming revenue dropped 9%. This marks the sixth consecutive year of declining console sales, following price hikes and multiple layoffs at Xbox Game Studios, as reported by multiple sources. Despite record PC players, Microsoft anticipates continued declines. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/uKbAAElcM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Kubernetes RCE flaw identified, fix delayed</strong>: Edera Advisory has uncovered a critical design flaw in Kubernetes that allows remote code execution (RCE) in any container on a node via commonly used <code>nodes/proxy GET</code> permissions. While the issue is not classified as a CVE, the problematic permission is slated for removal in Kubernetes 1.36, expected in April 2025. However, many production clusters will take months or years to update, leaving them vulnerable, according to the advisory. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/phMyeDnVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Apple acquires audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a></strong>: Apple has acquired Israeli audio AI startup <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> for an estimated $1.6 billion to nearly $2 billion, making it Apple’s second-largest acquisition after Beats Electronics. <a href="http://Q.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Q.ai</a> specializes in machine learning for audio, including whispered speech recognition and audio enhancement. This move is expected to bolster Apple’s AI hardware capabilities, particularly for products like AirPods and Vision Pro, as reported by various tech outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/PknWg8Xks" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Meta escalates AI infrastructure investment</strong>: Meta plans to invest $115-135 billion in AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly doubling its 2025 investment, to support its Superintelligence Labs and integrate large language models across its platforms. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/JHGPGk0MW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft deploys custom AI chip, still buys from Nvidia</strong>: Microsoft has deployed its Maia 200 AI inference chip in data centers, claiming superior performance, but CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company will continue purchasing AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, indicating a diversified supply chain strategy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kN85HgrLU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google Cloud launches conversational analytics in BigQuery</strong>: Google Cloud introduced Conversational Analytics in BigQuery (preview), an AI-powered agent integrated into BigQuery Studio that enables natural language data analysis without requiring SQL knowledge, leveraging Gemini models to generate and visualize queries. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2YKMeABdR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Svelte and SvelteKit introduce new features</strong>: Svelte 5 brings snippets for reusable markup, while SvelteKit offers an SSR flag for per-page server-side rendering, and local constants can now be declared directly in templated HTML using <code>@const</code>. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/YXPGuYyDy" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Firefox 147 enhances web development capabilities</strong>: Firefox 147 introduces View Transition Types, the CSS Anchor Positioning API, and the Navigation API, providing modern web developers with new tools for dynamic UIs and improved navigation. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ThiiMVWQW" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Native CSS catches up to preprocessors</strong>: Native CSS now includes features like variables, calculations, and nesting, making preprocessors like Sass less necessary, especially when combined with utility-first frameworks like Tailwind CSS for efficient workflows. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/MBaQzuYbU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Node.js affected by OpenSSL vulnerabilities</strong>: Three of the 12 OpenSSL CVEs released in January 2026 affect Node.js at Low to Moderate severity, specifically impacting TLS configuration related to PFX certificate files, with fixes planned for regular Node.js releases. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/jITntLdtr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>Google DeepMind’s Project Genie: infinite worlds, limited reality</strong>: Google DeepMind just dropped Project Genie, an “experimental web prototype” that supposedly generates “infinite, interactive environments” in real-time. While it’s great for whimsical claymation, it struggles with photorealism and object interaction, and oh, it’s limited to 60-second generations. Google’s calling it a step toward AGI, but game developers are just seeing more layoffs, with 52% now believing AI negatively impacts their field. Sounds like another overhyped demo that’s more ‘infinite potential’ than ‘actual product.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/iit38VC43" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Musk’s trillion-dollar super-company: because what could go wrong?</strong>: Elon Musk is reportedly cooking up a merger between SpaceX, xAI, and possibly Tesla to create a “trillion-dollar super-company.” The rationale? Space-based AI data centers powered by solar energy to reduce training costs. Because building data centers in space is definitely the most practical solution for AI’s rapid evolution, and combining rockets, satellites, AI, and electric vehicles under one roof has historically led to nothing but efficiency and innovation. What could possibly go wrong with consolidating that much power and ambition? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/wMYF638eZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Meta’s Reality Labs: peak losses or just peak delusion?</strong>: Meta’s Reality Labs just reported $19.2 billion in operational losses for FY25, bringing its total losses to a cool $83.6 billion since 2020. But don’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg assures us FY25 will be “peak losses,” with a strategic pivot to glasses and wearables. After closing three VR studios and cutting 10% of staff, it seems the metaverse dream is now just a pair of expensive smart glasses. Good to know they’re finally integrating AI into these future wearables—maybe it can help them find a profitable business model. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/ALCffHVkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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